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Westphalian Farmhouse. 




Black Forest House. 




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Cottage in the Spree Forest. 




Upper Bavarian Mountain House. 
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In the Knights' Hall. 
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German Costumes. 
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Xier ftolje 3)vaug itad) intiioibiieder g-reil)ett, uieldjev bem 2)eiitjd)eii 
inueiuol)ut, tiat bie (Sigettarten ber beiitid}eix >5tamme geaial)rt, unb fie fiitb e^, 
bie bem beutjd)eu i^olf^lelieii feiiieit .^auptreij Dei1etl)eii. iBon biejen (Sigeii- 
tliiimlidjfeiten ciii nuiglidjft tveuc'S 33ilD ju jd]affea, wax ber leitenbe CSeba'itte, 
iueld)cr bio evfte 3(uvegnng sur Stiilntje bf? „i)putji1jeu ^Dorfca" aiif bev Scltaii^- 
ftetlutuj git Slncago bot. S« bilbete fid) ,gu bem 3iuede bie „Dcutril)e etl]nogra- 
pljifdje ;lu5ftellmta" 33erliii, W., tint SlftieugejeUjc^att, beren Stlettung ber 3)t=- 
reftor ber beiUjd)mmertfaniid)en $:reii[)anb'®eieUid)ajt iBcrnljnrti iDernlmrg uitb 
-^err 01. tf. S^rijmibt au§ Omaha iibernatiaien. 

Saci 3?erbteaft, ba^ Unterue^men eingeleitet ju tjabea, gebiibrt i)r. ■Idriil} Baljn 
ju (Sf)arlotteiiburg bei 33erlin. Die ardjiteftonijc^e nub be!oratioe luSgeftaltaag 
be6 „beutid)eu SorfeS" iiberaat)ni ber SSerliaer 3lrd}itett t^avl iloffaAcr, ber 
and) bie 9iauaie ber beutjdjea 3lK«fteauag ia fo gebiegeuer %xt geid)autdt l)at. 

■ii^olTartier, .gaSaraiftabt 1856 geborea," erl)ielt jeiae SluSbilbuag ab? ^ageniear 
aaf bem .HarlSralier ^^jol^tedjaitaai uab waabte fid) jpdter beni Haaftgeaierbe aab 
ber Slrdiiteftur ja. ©eiae beuiii^rte 'iDZei[terjd)aft ia beat @d)miidea groger 
^Haame, feiae reid)e ^aatafie, feiae SSegeifteraag fiir altbeatjd)e ©itte uab .Haaft 
liebea fid) f)ier uou beai glad)taabe benUfibiuat) ^^laijaace ant jeiaea KleriDelt?^ 
babea red)t luirffant ab. 

©tattlid) ragea aa§ bea 93aaaigruppea bie oielgeftaltigen ©ebaabe aab Surg* 
uiaaeru ^er»or uab tro^ig=ftarf tiegt mit i{)rea S^itraiea, Srfera aab 33aftioaea 
bie !ffiafferbarg ba. 3)a fd)reiteft iiber bie gaUbriide, beinuaberft ba§ iat @teiu 
gemeipelte 3Bappeaid)ilb ia ber lltaubriiftuag iiber bem 2;t)ore uub Iteft bie Sni)- 
re«3al)l ,,1564." 3ved)tg am @aage fiit)rt eiae ^^fo'^tCf oorbei an beai ftattlid)ea 
Saappen, ia bea ^.^orraam beg 9iitteriaale§. ®ofort feffett ®eia 'Stage eia laager 
3ug t)oa Oeftaltea ia bea 3Saueratrad)ten aEer beuticf)ea (Saaea. 

Son f)aben ftd) oerjaiamelt nor beat 'Jiiroae ber ©ermaaia, aatgebea ooa bea 
t)ert)orrageabftea §elbea ber beut)d)ea ®eid)id)te ; Doa ^ermaau bem SijeraSter uoa 
.t.arl beat (Sro^ea, SSarbaroffa bi§ p bem greifea Satfer 2.Bi(f)eIm F. 9caa goaue 
einen Slid bem Siitterfaale atit ber auf sraei ^'Otillioaea Tlaxt bemertt)etea a[Saf= 
feafantathtng be§ Stabtraf^eS 3fd)tUe in ®roBeat)aia. 3)aaa befid)tige bie 
9iiift!amaier unb bie aaftogeube S5urg!apeIIe, ia n3eld)er bie riagSuat aaf^geftett= 
tea ?)iiiftaagea fiir 9^eiter uab 9lo§ 2)eineu 3ageabeifer fiir 9f{ittergeid)id)teii aaf= 
frifd]en atogea. 

?tat§ uom ©ebirge Hegt bie „2lltbeutfd)e SBeiuftabe," luo 

.,®et iKittei i^ateii 'neuern fid): 2ie foffen attroeil fiircbterltct)." 

^Jhiu aiieber f)iaau§ ia§ greie aaf eiae lueiagelauate Safpef'tioa ber S3aaeru= 
baafer aab baaa ia bea fiibfea ©d)attea beS ©ontmergartea?, aio juiei trefflidje 
beatfd)e lUilitarfapeHea abmed)fela :^a)ifd)ea bea SBerfea ber grogen 2;oabid)ter, 
beitera 3Beifea uab ?iebera, faaftDolIeu gaufarea aab befaaaten 93erHaer 
©d^aarrea. 2Ber ba aid)t eiaea „id)oaea 3lbeab" p,a tierbriagea uieig, beat mdr' 
bie SSelt fc^oa f)bIIen^eiB. 



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f proud desire of liberty as to individual customs which possesses all 
Germans, has preserved the distinct peculiarities of the Teutonic races. 
These peculiarities of speech, dress and habits lend the chiefest charm 
to popular German life. To give as true a picture of them as is possible 
here was the thought out of which has grown the German Village at the 
World's Fair, Chicago. The project was'^first conceived by Dr. Ulrichjahn 
of Charlottenburg, and the necessary funds raised by the aid and good -will of 
two Berlin banking institutions. To architect Karl Hoffacker of Berlin, well 
known for his special ability and artistic enthusiasm, were entrusted the archi- 
tectural and decorative parts. He has admirably succeeded in raising the most 
impressive and characteristic feature out of the flatland of the Midway Plaisance. 
In the midst of a stately mass of buildings and fortification walls, strong 
and well-nigh defiant, stands the Castle (Wasserburg) with its turrets, pro- 
jections and bastions. A water-moat surrounds it, and as you pass over the 
bridge to the main portal, you will observe overhead the chiseled coat-of-arms 
with the inscription: '' 1564." Passing the martial shield watchman, with a 
voice hoarse of eternal thirst and of his " Twenty-five cents " parole, you find 
yourself presently nearing the Court of Gerniania, an excellent group of wax 
figures representing the German peasant costumes and the German heroes up 
to Emperor William i paying homage to the enthroned Germania. Thence 
you enter the Knights' Hall and the Ar7)iory, with the valuable Zschille col- 
lection of weapons and armour of the middle-ages. You may here mentally 
rehearse all the noble uses to which served the shirts of mail, steel-armour, 
helmets, hoods, arm and hand shields, two-handed swords, clubs, lielebards, 
mail tilters, bows, cross-bows, punches, thumb-screws, etc. Further on is tlie 
Chapel with rows around of full armour for knight and horse. 

Re-entering the corridor, and after a glance out into the court-yard, your 
eye will be caught by the "Wine Restaurant," (Altdeutsche Weinstubenl 
where you may eat well and drink well and enact what Rembrandt delighted 
to paint: 

"A session in the vaulted hall, till the lights grew all." 
Leaving the Castle, you stroll along the booths to the model homes of 
fJerman peasants and then, retracing your steps, enter the gieat and shady 
Concert Garden, with its adjoining restaurant halls. The music will soon capti - 
vate you for the afternoon or evening, for two of tlie best military bands have 
come over from Potsdam and Spandau to complete this little fatherland in 
tunes as well as shows. 



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